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Cathy_151407 Junior Member artist Posts: 61	Your Book? Mar 18^th, 2011, 5:56pm I will be having a book signing soon, which page is the best to sign your name on?
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Susan_142450 Gold Member artist Posts: 522	Re: Your Book? Reply #1 - Mar 18^th, 2011, 6:04pm When I go to book signings, the shop I go to sets it up so that the page signed is the first title page - not the end papers.
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Cathy_151407 Junior Member artist Posts: 61	Re: Your Book? Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2011, 6:22pm Thanks, Susan!
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Steve_134004 Full Member artist Posts: 222	Re: Your Book? Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2011, 8:12pm Yes the first title is where I sign when I do signings. I just had one tonight and it went really well! Cheers, Steve
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Susan_142450 Gold Member artist Posts: 522	Re: Your Book? Reply #4 - Mar 18^th, 2011, 8:39pm YOu have some pretty funny cards there, STeve!
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Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2011, 12:12am

Cathy,

Yes, Susan is right! I sell first edition and collecable books on Ebay and signed editions are usually always the title page. My brain ihas gone balnk, but often times collectors at signings will use an authors autographed card and for the life of me, can't remember what that is called. But the collector will insert that in the book instead of having an author actually sign the book itself.

Congratulations on your book! You've reserved copies for your GCU family I'm sure. Wink

Best always, Randy

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Steve_134004 Full Member artist Posts: 222	Re: Your Book? Reply #6 - Mar 19^th, 2011, 5:09am Randy, I did not know that about the Autograph card. Thanks for that info. Cheers, Steve
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Cathy_151407 Junior Member artist Posts: 61	Re: Your Book? Reply #7 - Mar 19^th, 2011, 5:33am Randy, any idea where I could learn more about an autograph card? My writing is so bad, it sounds like a better idea. That is if you do it ahead.
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Reply #8 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 2:59am

Quote from Cathy_151407 on Mar 18^th, 2011, 5:56pm:

I will be having a book signing soon, which page is the best to sign your name on?

If there is a picture of me in the book, I always sign it there.

Basically, an autograph card is just a business card sized card that you sign. You can find them here:

White - http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Small-Cards-Inches-White/dp/B0013CE9S8/ref=sr_1_6?s= office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1300614024&sr=1-6

They are called autograph cards, signature cards, or tent cards. Basically they are just business cards.

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Cathy_151407 Junior Member artist Posts: 61	Re: Your Book? Reply #9 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 7:07am Thanks, Rebecca! Off to check the site out!
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Reply #10 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 11:16am

Quote from Randall_140313 on Mar 19^th, 2011, 12:12am:

Cathy,

Yes, Susan is right! I sell first edition and collecable books on Ebay and signed editions are usually always the title page. My brain ihas gone balnk, but often times collectors at signings will use an authors autographed card and for the life of me, can't remember what that is called. But the collector will insert that in the book instead of having an author actually sign the book itself.

Congratulations on your book! You've reserved copies for your GCU family I'm sure. Wink

Best always, Randy

Randy,
I think the phrase you were looking for is 'Signed Bookplate.'

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Sue_132963 Gold Member artist Posts: 1224	Re: Your Book? Reply #11 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 11:19am Congratulations to all you 'published' authors! I am trying to recruit an agent for my Mystery Novel. (Perhaps a more difficult task than writing the manuscript itself...) If anyone knows of a good one who is not frightened of a 'new author,' I'd appreciate the tip. Thanks!
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Reply #12 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 1:36pm

Quote from Sue_132963 on Mar 20^th, 2011, 11:16am:

Quote from Randall_140313 on Mar 19^th, 2011, 12:12am:

Cathy,

Yes, Susan is right! I sell first edition and collecable books on Ebay and signed editions are usually always the title page. My brain ihas gone balnk, but often times collectors at signings will use an authors autographed card and for the life of me, can't remember what that is called. But the collector will insert that in the book instead of having an author actually sign the book itself.

Congratulations on your book! You've reserved copies for your GCU family I'm sure. Wink

Best always, Randy

Randy,
I think the phrase you were looking for is 'Signed Bookplate.'

You can find those here: http://www.myownlabels.com/bookplates/

http://www.felixdoolittle.com/web/product_bp2.aspx?gclid=CPD2msL93acCFcK77QodiEE 6-w (These are very nice.)

http://www.amazon.com/OnlineLabels-com%C2%AE-Bookplate-Diskette-Labels-Printers/ dp/B003BKENSQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1300652735&sr=1-6 (You can create your own designs with these.)

These are basically stickers that you create and sign to stick in your books. They can be as unique as you want them to be.

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Reply #13 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 1:43pm

Quote from Sue_132963 on Mar 20^th, 2011, 11:19am:

Congratulations to all you 'published' authors!

I am trying to recruit an agent for my Mystery Novel. (Perhaps a more difficult task than writing the manuscript itself...) If anyone knows of a good one who is not frightened of a 'new author,' I'd appreciate the tip.
Thanks!

I will check on that for you. I have a friend who knows a lot about agents and editors. She is the author of "Writer Mama" (Christina Katz). Maybe she will know someone. You could also try looking in the Writer's Digest Magazine. They always have classifieds in the back for agents and editors who are looking for clients.

I will let you know what I find out.

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Sue_132963 Gold Member artist Posts: 1224	Re: Your Book? Reply #14 - Mar 20^th, 2011, 4:14pm Wow! Thanks so much Rebecca! I really appreciate that.
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